{"product_id":"mad-season-above-2lp-180gm-vinyl","title":"MAD SEASON - ABOVE (2LP) (180GM) VINYL","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the more unique projects from the waning days of the grunge era, Mad Season consisted of vocalist Layne Staley (Alice In Chains), guitarist Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), drummer\/percussionist Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) and bassist John Baker Saunders (The Walkabouts, Lamont Cranston Band).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, the four Seattle-based musicians decided to embark on a side-project that took them into new and different musical territory. They made one seminal album in the history of Seattle rock. That album, \u003cem\u003eAbove\u003c\/em\u003e was released in 1995 and immediately struck a resonate chord with the public that sent the album into gold status within a few weeks. It is the only complete album of Layne Staley's introspective and mystical lyrics, which were highlighted by additional vocals from Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan and Seattle-based saxophonist\/percussionist Skerik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMad Season was essentially Seattle's version of an extremely heavy blues band, anchored by the deep swinging rhythm section of Barrett's drums and Baker's bass lines, with Layne's haunting melodies and Mike's stadium-size guitar riffs soaring over the top. This unusual chemistry made the band absolutely unique in an era of post-grunge. In the almost 20 years since the original release of \u003cem\u003eAbove\u003c\/em\u003e, new generations of music listeners have discovered the dark and lasting beauty of Mad Season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, work began on a second Mad Season album with Mike, Barrett and Baker writing and recording the basic tracks for 15 new songs. Unfortunately, because of declining health, Layne wasn't able to make any of the recording sessions and the album was shelved. Fate subsequently took each musician in a different direction: Mike back to Pearl Jam and Barrett back to Screaming Trees. Tragically, both Baker (1999) and Layne (2002) passed away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection features songs from the unfinished second album with newly recorded vocals including \"Locomotive\" — (Mark Lanegan takes the place of Staley on vocals)!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MAD SEASON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515817005300,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0395\/2040\/3623\/files\/61he9m_q1vL._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1790048179","url":"https:\/\/grevillerecords.com.au\/products\/mad-season-above-2lp-180gm-vinyl","provider":"GrevilleRecords","version":"1.0","type":"link"}